{"id":253756,"date":"2025-11-09T21:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/253756\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T21:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:26:12","slug":"myleene-klass-stalker-trial-evidence-was-deemed-too-traumatic-to-show-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/253756\/","title":{"rendered":"Myleene Klass stalker trial evidence was deemed &#8216;too traumatic&#8217; to show her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_268470472-08f8.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24310238\" alt=\"Myleene Klass arriving at Birmingham Crown Court in a cream trench coat over jumper and trousers. She is wearing sunglasses\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tMyleene Klass has reflected on her stalking ordeal and the \u2018traumatic\u2019 nature of the evidence (Picture: Jacob King\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/myleene-klass\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Myleene Klass<\/a> has opened up about her stalking ordeal, admitting that some of the evidence was removed from her file due to being \u2018too traumatic\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The musician and presenter, 47, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/07\/man-found-guilty-stalking-im-a-celebrity-star-causing-sheer-terror-24362365\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appeared in court in October<\/a> to hear \u2018distressing\u2019 details of how an obsessive stalker sent her items with \u2018sexual overtones\u2019, including a Catwoman outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Myleene, 47, watched on as jurors at <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/birmingham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Birmingham<\/a> Crown Court were told Peter Windsor, 61, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/02\/myleene-klass-reveals-sheer-terror-bombarded-stalker-sent-sexual-letters-24319466\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sent her letters, jewellery, fancy dress outfits, and a firearm<\/a> during a nine-month campaign of harassment between November 2023 and August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>She also gave evidence, speaking through tears about her \u2018sheer terror\u2019 upon finding out what the man had been doing, which also led her to increase her personal security at home.<\/p>\n<p>He was found guilty, despite trying to argue that some of his gifts were sent as a \u2018joke\u2019. Such gifts also included a whip, which he asked her to use to \u2018correct him\u2019, and a cane.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he wrote a note that referred to Myleene as a \u2018naughty vixen\u2019, saying he had seen\u00a0her\u00a0in \u2018provocative underwear\u2019 in a newspaper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"506\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_269390577-b876.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24364348\" alt=\"Undated handout photo issued by West Midlands Police of Peter Windsor, 61, who has been found guilty of stalking TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass by posting an air pistol, handcuffs, a police uniform and a series of &quot;disturbing&quot; unwanted letters to her. Jurors also convicted Peter Windsor of stalking Klass's Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick by sending her details of a DIY will-writing kit and other &quot;raving&quot; and &quot;unhinged&quot; mail. Issue date: Tuesday October 7, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: West Midlands Police\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPeter Windsor, 61, was found guilty of stalking the TV and radio presenter in a nine-month campaign of harassment (Picture: West Midlands Police\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p>Office security at the Global Radio HQ in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">London<\/a> were able to intercept many of the items before Myleene saw them.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the terrifying incident and the subsequent trial in a new interview with <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/celebrity\/article\/mylene-klass-i-asked-listeners-to-get-in-touch-i-was-sent-a-gun-7qtwd2k8m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Times<\/a>, the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/im-a-celebrity\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I\u2019m A Celebrity<\/a> icon said she would have preferred to know the full extent of what the stalker was sending.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u2018Everyone in court had a folder of evidence. But during the trial the clerk would be ordered to remove certain pages from mine. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was censored from my own life.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The former Hear\u2019Say singer added: \u2018I couldn\u2019t see what the others were seeing. So I was wondering what else was in there. If an image of a gun was considered OK, what was not OK? It was deeply worrying.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it never occurred to Myleene that she should insist on seeing the full evidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_268819795_d8cd5b.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24383917\" alt=\"'Loose Women' TV show, London, UK - 18 Aug 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tMyleene has said some of the evidence was \u2018censored\u2019 from her to avoid upsetting her (Picture: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_268219812_2134ad.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24305348\" alt=\"A court drawing of Peter Windsor sat down in a room\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tWindsor sent letters, fancy dress outfits, and jewellery, among other things, to Global Radio\u2019s office in London, addressing the packages to Myleene (Picture: Elizabeth Cook\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p>However, she went on to say that she will not have a full picture of the stalking \u2018for years\u2019, since Classic FM staff threw away packages that were sent to avoid worrying her.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until last August that the radio broadcaster was made aware of the mailing list, which now still haunts her as she imagines how dark it could have got.<\/p>\n<p>Myleene said: \u2018I didn\u2019t know that my family or myself were in any danger.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They asked me in court, \u201cHas he come to your work?\u201d I\u2019ll never know. I sign autographs. I take pictures with people. I was a sitting duck.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As well as the stalking of Myleene, Windsor was found guilty of targeting Classic FM presenter Katie Breathwick with letters and parcels. <\/p>\n<p>He previously denied the two charges against him but was also discovered to have sent Katie, 54, a pair of binoculars, spiked running shoes, champagne, and a stamp collection for her son.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_268358652-7b00.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24305202\" alt=\"Myleene Klass (centre) arriving at Birmingham Crown Court for the trial of Peter Windsor, who is charged with two counts of causing serious alarm or distress by stalking. Windsor is accused of stalking TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass, along with Classic FM radio presenter Katie Breathwick. He has denied stalking the former Hear'Say singer by sending an air pistol and fancy dress outfits and other &quot;unwanted&quot; gifts. Picture date: Tuesday September 30, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jacob King\/PA Wire\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe pop star, seen here arriving at Birmingham Crown Court in September, sobbed as she recalled fearing for her family\u2019s safety (Picture: Jacob King\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_269381320-7ec0.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24363587\" alt=\"Undated handout photo issued by West Midlands Police of a firearm alongside clippers and a letter from Peter addressed to Myleene. Peter Windsor, 61, has been found guilty of stalking TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass by posting an air pistol, handcuffs, a police uniform and a series of &quot;disturbing&quot; unwanted letters to her. Issue date: Tuesday October 7, 2025. PA Photo. Jurors also convicted Peter Windsor of stalking Klass's Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick by sending her details of a DIY will-writing kit and other &quot;raving&quot; and &quot;unhinged&quot; mail. Photo credit should read: West Midlands Police\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tWindsor also sent Myleene a firearm, which he said he did as a \u2018joke\u2019 (Picture: West Midlands Police\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p>In total, he sent her between 80 and 100 items between March 2020 and December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Katie also received some letters addressed jointly to her and\u00a0Myleene.<\/p>\n<p>During his trial, prosecutor Tim Sapwell told the court: \u2018The content was obsessional and demonstrated his obsessive interest in them.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He said of\u00a0Myleene: \u2018She didn\u2019t want any publicity about this. She just wanted it to stop.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer added the star was left \u2018very distressed\u2019 by the correspondence and worried about the safety of her loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Myleene has two daughters, Ava, 18, and Hero, 13, with her ex-husband Graham Quinn, and a son, born in 2019, with her current partner Simon Motson.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_259173879-a528.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23999845\" alt=\"Myleene Klass after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. The honour recognises services to women's health, miscarriage awareness and to charity. Picture date: Wednesday July 16, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok\/PA Wire\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tFollowing the conviction of her stalker, Myleene said she finally had \u2018peace\u2019 (Picture: Yui Mok\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p>When arrested in September 2023, police discovered maps of the capital in Windsor\u2019s possessions, marking the women\u2019s workplace. He also had women\u2019s stockings, a glove, and binoculars on his wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution said Windsor had a long history of mental illness, including a diagnosis of schizophrenia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following his conviction, Myleene penned an emotional <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> post, saying she finally had \u2018peace\u2019 after a \u2018horrific year\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thank you for your love and support, especially to Birmingham Police, in particular PC Marius Dinescu, Judge Tom Rochford, State Prosecutor Timothy Sapwell, Members of the Jury and Birmingham Crown Court, Katie Breathwick, Classic FM, Global Radio, Severine Berman and Simon Jones\u2019, she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Got a story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/09\/full-list-past-im-a-celebrity-winners-ahead-2025-series-24643942\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Full list of past I\u2019m a Celebrity winners ahead of 2025 series<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Myleene Klass has reflected on her stalking ordeal and the \u2018traumatic\u2019 nature of the evidence (Picture: Jacob King\/PA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253757,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,19044,3334,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-253756","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-myleene-klass","11":"tag-showbiz","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}